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How to Pronounce "there is a time and a place for everything"

expression

THAIR-iz uh-TIME and uh-PLAYS fer-EV-ree-thing
THAIR-iz uh-TIME and uh-PLAYS faw-EV-ri-thing

Definition

This expression means that certain actions or behaviors are only appropriate in specific situations, and not every time or everywhere.

IPA Transcription

American English

ˈðɛɹ/ /ˈɪz/, /ɪz/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈtaɪm/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈpɫeɪs/ /ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɛvɹiˌθɪŋ

British English

ðˈeə/ /ˈɪz/ /æɪ/ /tˈaɪm/ /ˈænd/ /æɪ/ /plˈeɪs/ /fˈɔː/ /ˈɛvɹɪθˌɪŋ

Simplified Pronunciation

US

THAIR-iz uh-TIME and uh-PLAYS fer-EV-ree-thing

UK

THAIR-iz uh-TIME and uh-PLAYS faw-EV-ri-thing

Listen in Context

There is a time and a place for everything, so let's talk about this later.

Don't worry about it now—there is a time and a place for everything.

My mom always says that there is a time and a place for everything.

Hey, chill out—there is a time and a place for everything, you know!